assisted suicide questionnaire



dying to die: should assisted suicide be legalised in the UK?
Choice Total Percent
1. What is your gender? (Required)    
   Female 35 67%
   Male 17 33%
Total Number of Choices52 
2. How old are you? (Required)    
   Under 20 23 44%
   21-30 4 8%
   31-40 10 19%
   41-50 5 10%
   51-60 9 17%
   61+ 1 2%
Total Number of Choices52 
3. What is your religion? (Required)    
   Christian 21 40%
   Islam 1 2%
   Hinduism 0 0%
   Sikhism 0 0%
   Non religious 25 48%
   Other 5 10%
Total Number of Choices52 
Text Results
484308. LAGER
485078. teddy bears
486927. Buddhism
4. What is your ethnicity? (Required)    
   White British 47 90%
   White other 2 4%
   Black British 2 4%
   Black other 0 0%
   Asian 0 0%
   Other 1 2%
Total Number of Choices52 
Text Results
486927. mixed white/asian
5. Assisted suicide should be legalised in the UK (Required)    
   Strongly agree 23 44%
   Agree 16 31%
   Neutral 9 17%
   Disagree 3 6%
   Strongly disagree 1 2%
Total Number of Choices52 
6. Only the patient should be allowed to decide their medical care (Required)    
   Strongly agree 18 35%
   Agree 25 48%
   Neutral 5 10%
   Disagree 2 4%
   Strongly Disagree 2 4%
Total Number of Choices52 
7. A person should be allowed to commit passive euthanasia (stopping food, water and/or medical treatment) (Required)    
   Strongly agree 18 35%
   Agree 17 33%
   Neutral 9 17%
   Disagree 5 10%
   Strongly disagree 3 6%
Total Number of Choices52 
8. A patient should be allowed to commit assisted suicide if they are suffering from unbearable pain which cannot be relieved (Required)    
   Strongly agree 28 54%
   Agree 20 38%
   Neutral 1 2%
   Disagree 2 4%
   Strongly disagree 1 2%
Total Number of Choices52 
9. People should be allowed to switch off the life support machine of a family member if the patient is in a coma or vegetative state (Required)    
   Strongly agree 21 40%
   Agree 15 29%
   Neutral 8 15%
   Disagree 4 8%
   Strongly disagree 4 8%
Total Number of Choices52 
10. It should be legal for a family member to assist in the death of a family member or friend (Required)    
   Strongly agree 17 33%
   Agree 22 42%
   Neutral 8 15%
   Disagree 2 4%
   Strongly disagree 3 6%
Total Number of Choices52 
11. If assisted suicide was made legal, it would make you trust your doctors less (Required)    
   Strongly agree 8 15%
   Agree 7 13%
   Neutral 6 12%
   Disagree 19 37%
   Strongly disagree 12 23%
Total Number of Choices52 
12. You would consider assisted suicide if it was made legal in the UK (Required)    
   Strongly agree 11 21%
   Agree 19 37%
   Neutral 12 23%
   Disagree 0 0%
   Strongly disagree 10 19%
Total Number of Choices52 
13. Legalisation of of assisted suicide would make you paranoid that doctors, nursing homes or family members wanted you to take your life (Required)    
   Strongly agree 5 10%
   Agree 7 13%
   Neutral 8 15%
   Disagree 16 31%
   Strongly disagree 16 31%
Total Number of Choices52